Metzeler's Chicken-Strip-o-Meter: How Man Are You?

Kermit · Post by **Kermit** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:35 pm

Metzeler's M5 Sportec Chicken-Strip-o-Meter: How Man Are You?

By Basem Wasef,

Remember that time you said you were dragging elbows at track day, but the chicken strips on your tires said otherwise?

Metzeler's M5 Sportec tires may boast high silica mixtures and multi-tension steel belts, but the feature sure to get tongues wagging is the hash-marked sidewall, complete with pictograms of varying lean angles (and unspoken insinuations about your willingess-- or lack thereof-- to pitch your bike sideways.)

Do these tires make you want to buy a set just to show off your cornering prowess, or would you rather keep your lean angles vague and undocumented?

http://motorcycles.about.com/b/2010/03/ ... re-you.htm

Disco · Post by **Disco** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:44 pm

What number are you Blackster?

.....Will take a pick of my metzlers and post tomorrow

Post by **Wattie** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:50 pm

I checked phils M5's at PI.
They didn't have any markings. :-/

Kermit · Post by **Kermit** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:52 pm

Disco wrote:What number are you Blackster? .....Will take a pick of my metzlers and post tomorrow

Still on the OEM BT016s, using m5 scale I'm a little embarrassed to admit I sit on the middle nodule where the elephant is depicted.

I dont have the confidence to push that tyre further, hitting the bank sensor for the first time wasn't exactly a happy moment.

The M5's will be my next tyre, perhaps overkill for my riding style at this point. So far the best i've found locally for a pair fitted is $490 for the 6.

Post by **Wattie** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:53 pm

Bank sensor?

Post by **robracer** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:54 pm

blackster wrote:using m5 scale I'm a little embarrased to admit I sit on the middle nodule where the elephant is depicted.

Is that like the elephants bum

Post by **robracer** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:55 pm

Hero Knob? or bank sensor

Kermit · Post by **Kermit** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:59 pm

Bank angle bolts on the footpegs.

OEM kwaka parts refer to them as "bank angle sensors".

Post by **robracer** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:02 pm

Hero knobs... take em off & grind yer boot

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:04 pm

those markings are so much cooler than the poxxy 'angel' and 'devil' bullshit on the Pirellis !

if you have no elephant and don't do track days

well you must be hung like this bloke

Post by **robracer** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:09 pm

Is that Rons new partner

Kermit · Post by **Kermit** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:10 pm

robracer wrote:Hero knobs... take em off & grind yer boot

Heh, Firey told me the exact same thing!

Post by **Wattie** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:11 pm

robracer wrote:Hero knobs... take em off & grind yer boot

Don't grind your boots.
Slide your foot back!
Then your boots last you for like 1o years

Post by **robracer** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:18 pm

That's what the boot sliders are for?

feet are always back anyway wattie but they still get a workout

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:20 pm

robracer wrote:.....Is that Rons new partner .....

Its Ron in a monkey suit - a monkey suit that comes with realistic goolies. The rest - is all Ron

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